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Colour

#D4C249

  • #D4C249
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#D4C249 is a yellow with RGB values 212, 194, 73 and HSL 52°, 62%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#D4C249#D4C249
HEX#D4C249
RGBrgb(212, 194, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7608, 0.2863
RGB percentages83.1%, 76.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(52.2, 61.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 65.6%, 83.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 65.6%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,943,369
CSS custom property--colour: #D4C249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#2B3DB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BD39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C450no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E4B5A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Khaki · ΔE 20.2Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.6Olive · ΔE 26.9Gold · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#495BD4
Analogous#D47D49, #A0D449
Triadic#49D4C2, #C249D4
Split complementary#49A0D4, #7D49D4
Tetradic#49D47D, #495BD4, #D449A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF9EE
Lighter +30%#F1EBC5
Lighter +20%#E7DE9C
Lighter +10%#DED072
Darker −10%#BDAB2D
Darker −20%#948523
Darker −30%#6B6019
Darker −40%#423B0F
More saturated +25%#F0D72D
Less saturated −25%#B8AD65

Channel breakdown

R212
G194
B73
Red212 (83.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue52.23°
Saturation (HSL)61.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D4 · G C2 · B 49

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